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Dr. Richard Garfinkle

Academic title(s): 

Assistant Professor 

Dr. Richard Garfinkle
Contact Information
Email address: 
richard.garfinkle [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Surgery
Division: 
General Surgery
Degree(s): 

MD, MSc, PhD 

Location: 
Jewish General Hospital
Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Surgical Outcomes and Quality
Surgical Oncology
Areas of expertise: 

Colon cancer; rectal cancer; diverticulitis; inflammatory bowel disease; anorectal diseases; robotic surgery; laparoscopic surgery; re-operative surgery; colonoscopy

Areas of interest: 

Outcomes of rectal cancer surgery; long-term outcomes in patients with diverticulitis; clinical trial methodology

Biography: 

Dr. Richard Garfinkle joined the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Jewish General Hospital as an attending surgeon in September 2024. He is also appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at º«¹úÂãÎè and as a Principal Investigator at the Lady Davis Institute.
He graduated from the General Surgery residency program at º«¹úÂãÎè in 2023, during which he also completed a Master’s in Epidemiology and PhD in Experimental Surgery (currently known as Surgical & Interventional Sciences). He then completed a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN). His primary clinical interests include robotic surgery and the management of primary and recurrent rectal cancer. His primary research interests include the outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer and diverticulitis. He is also interested in research and clinical trials methodology.

Selected publications: 

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